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Fort Morgan Victories, July 15 – Christian McCarthy finished off a strong team performance to take the pro-1-2 win at the 22nd edition of the Festival in the Park Criterium located in Fort Morgan, CO. Following a flurry of attacks that always had a Vitamin Cottage rider, McCarthy and teammate Alan McCormack broke away from the field. After an unsuccessful attempt to drop his breakaway companions on the start of the last lap, McCarthy came around Will Frischkorn (TIAA-CREF) at the line for the victory.
McCarthy in action at North Boulder Park (Copyright - pelotonphoto.com)
McCormack took 4th on the day. In the women’s pro-1-2 race, Vitamin Cottage Riders Beth Fisk and Sharon Allpress rode off the front most of the race, trading attacks and pulls with Catherine Powers (Aaron's Women's Professional Cycling Team). Allpress out sprinted Powers for the win. Beth Fisk came in shortly behind the front two for second with the only remaining Vitamin Cottage rider, Anne Lannan, winning the field sprint for fourth.
Sharon Allpress (Copyright - pelotonphoto.com)
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Cascade Classic – Jonathon Baker leveraged consistent rides in all stages to score a 20th overall place in the NRC Cascade Classic held in Bend Oregon, July 12-16, 2006.
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National Championship Medals - Wayne Watson took a pair of silver medals in the Masters National Cycling Championships this past week in Silver Springs, PA. His first silver came in the mens's 55-59 time trial where he had a solid ride finishing only 10 seconds away from first. His second silver came in the road race. See the article on USA cycling’s website for more information.
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Injury Update - A quick update on last week's injury report - Dean Mason and Jon Tarkington are continuing to recover nicely at home. Vic Williams, meanwhile, is out of the ICU and in a regular hospital room. He is regaining his strength and undergoing rehabilitation. He has made great improvement over the 2 weeks since the crash
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Upgrades – Ross Berger recently earned an upgrade from Category 3 to a 2 and Lance Loehding earned an upgrade from a Category 4 to a 3.